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I believe it makes a difference in coding as well.
by andyl 11y ago
I believe it makes a difference in coding as well.
- richard_mcp 11y agoCan you expand on that? I'm curious how someone would use this technique to improve their coding.
- andyl 11y agoI find that 'excess mental activity' blocks peak-performance when coding. Excess mental activity can be described as 'aversions/judgements/fears' about the work to be done - self-talk like "this looks hard", "fuck I hate this build system", etc. I try to just stare at the code without judgment for a few moments, then let the fingers do their thing. Sort of a meditative practice - quiet mind instead of quiet eye. YMMV! :-)
- AnimalMuppet 11y agoMy version is a bit different: It really helps to know my editor well enough that I just look at a spot on the screen and the cursor goes there (without conscious thought). That's probably not quite the same thing as the article is talking about, though...
- jhayward 11y agoI can do this in verb-noun structure of VI/VIM, but for some reason the somewhat richer but less structured Emacs movements don't flow as easily. I've been using either for decades.